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News Release

The U.S. Marshals serves as the enforcement arm of the federal courts and is involved in virtually every federal law enforcement initiative.

Below are the news releases shared across the U.S. Marshals Service’s 94 districts informing the public of the day-to-day activities ranging from fugitive arrests, asset forfeitures, prisoner operations, judicial security measures as well as highlighting individual achievements and success stories within the agency.

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  • U.S. Marshals in PA, NY Working with PSP to Find Dangerous Escapee from Warren County Jail

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    **UPDATE: Michael Burham was Apprehended on July 15, 2023**

    Pittsburgh, PA - The U.S. Marshals in the Western District of Pennsylvania, along with the Western District of New York, have joined the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) manhunt for a man who escaped from the Warren County jail late Thursday, July 6, 2023.

  • U.S. Marshals Task Force Apprehend 11 Fugitives in Wisconsin

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    Madison, WI – The Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force for the Western District of Wisconsin arrested 11 fugitives, including seven non-compliant sex offenders, during a 10-day warrant sweep named “Operation Northern Exposure” from June 19-June 30.

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest 'Most Wanted Sex Offender Absconder'

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    Eau Claire, WI – On June 28th, 2023, members of the U.S. Marshals Service’s North Star Fugitive Task Force (NSFTF) in the District of Minnesota arrested a “most wanted sex offender absconder” following a traffic stop on a U-Haul truck.

  • Three Homicide Suspects Wanted From Northern Ohio Arrested Within Hours

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    Cleveland, OH – Early this morning, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) Akron Division traveled to Parkersburg, West Virginia and arrested Christopher Johnson, 30. 

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Ellsworth Man for Sex Offenses in Oregon

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    Portland, ME – The U.S. Marshals Service, Maine Violent Offender Task Force announce the arrest of Zenn Matthew Vicknair, 50, in Ellsworth, Maine. Vicknair was wanted by the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for Multnomah County for 4 counts of Unlawful Sexual Penetration of a Minor, 4 counts of Sodomy in the first degree, and 6 counts of Sexual Abuse in the first degree.

  • U.S. Marshals Offer Reward up to $10,000 for WV Murder Suspect

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    Charleston, WV – The U.S. Marshals Southern District of West Virginia CUFFED Task Force is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a Charleston man wanted by the U.S. Marshals and Huntington Police Department for a first-degree murder warrant.

  • Missing 15-Year-Old and 5-Year-Old Recovered in Akron

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    Akron, OH – This afternoon, members of the Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force (NOVFTF) and the Missing Child Unit (MCU) in Akron recovered two missing children.  

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Attempted Rape Suspect at Bus Station

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    Dayton, OH – The U.S. Marshals’ Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested fugitive Damarcus Guy outside a Miami Valley bus station at approximately 6:00 a.m. Tuesday morning. SOFAST members located Guy who was awaiting a Greyhound bus that would take him out of the state and arrested him safely without incident.

  • U.S. Marshals Capture 15 Most Wanted Fugitive in Indy

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    WASHINGTON – An Indiana man who was placed on the U.S. Marshals Service 15 Most Wanted list seven days ago was arrested Tuesday at approximately 1:30 p.m. at a residence in Avon, a Hendricks County suburb of Indianapolis.

  • U.S. Marshals and Multiple Swat Teams Locate and Arrest Columbus Murder Suspect in Dayton

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    Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) located and arrested fugitive Sir Robert Martin-Sydnor with the assistance of multiple SWAT teams late in the evening of June 21, 2023. Martin-Sydnor was wanted by the Columbus Division of Police in connection with a shooting that occurred in East Linden.

  • Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Delivers Remarks at Meeting with U.S. Attorneys on Violent Crime

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    Remarks as Delivered

    Washington, DC - Good [afternoon]. In just a few minutes, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and I will be meeting with all 93 of our U.S. Attorneys, and with the heads of the Department’s law enforcement components, to discuss our summer anti-violent crime strategy.

  • U.S. Marshals Elevate Capital Murder Suspect to 15 Most Wanted Status

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    WASHINGTON – The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) added an Indiana man wanted for capital murder in Alabama to its 15 Most Wanted fugitives list, offering up to $25,000 as a reward for information leading to his arrest.  

  • U.S. Marshals Arrest Cincinnati Murder Suspect Wanted Since 2011 in Oklahoma City

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    Cincinnati, OH – U.S. Marshals in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma have arrested fugitive Charles Turk who has been wanted by Cincinnati Police since 2011. Turk was arrested at the Coyote Ugly Bar in Oklahoma City where he worked as security.

  • U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Child Sexual Offense Suspect After Seven Years on the Run

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    Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) arrested fugitive Santos Carrillo on June 7, 2023, on an outstanding arrest warrant from Davidson County, North Carolina. In January of 2016, an arrest warrant was issued for Carrillo charging him with a First-Degree Sex Offense of a Child.

  • U.S. Marshals NY Task Force Recover Critically Missing Child from Sweetwater, Texas

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    Buffalo, NY - The U.S. Marshals New York/New Jersey Regional Fugitive Task Force recovered a critically missing child from Sweetwater, Texas early today in Lockport, New York.

    The child was reported as a runaway to the Sweetwater Police Department in Texas, and authorities received information that the child could be heading to the New York area. 

  • U.S. Marshals Led Operation Washout – Maryland Targets Violent Criminals

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    Baltimore, MD – The U.S. Marshals Service Capital Area Regional Fugitive Task Force, District of Maryland, and task force partners conducted a large-scale, multi-agency law enforcement operation focused on apprehending violent fugitives and wanted gang members throughout the month of May, arresting dozens of violent offenders throughout Maryland. 

  • Murder Suspect Arrested in Philadelphia

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    Philadelphia, PA — The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a double-murder suspect in Center City Philadelphia earlier today.

  • Fugitive Task Force Arrests Columbus Murder Suspect in Houston, Texas

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    Columbus, OH – The U.S. Marshals in the Southern District of Texas arrested fugitive Evan Jones on June 1, 2023, on an outstanding arrest warrant from Franklin County, Ohio. Jones also had a supervised release violation arrest warrant from the United States District Court in the Southern District of Ohio.

  • Suspect Wanted in Broad Daylight Road Rage Homicide Arrested in Columbus

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    Columbus, OH – This afternoon, members of the Southern Ohio Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team (SOFAST) and the Columbus Police Department’s SWAT Team arrested Dacarrei Tovon Kinard, 30.  

  • U.S. Marshals Fugitive Task Force Apprehends Double Homicide Suspect Sought in the Capitol Region

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    Austin, TX – On May 29, 2023, members of the U.S. Marshals-led Lone Star Fugitive Task Force (LSFTF) arrested a man sought on two homicides and an additional warrant for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle with Pflugerville and Austin Police Department’s on May 25.